03328oam 22007934a 450 991027973520332120230621140149.00-520-97053-510.1525/9780520970533(CKB)4100000004834772(OCoLC)1053508099(MdBmJHUP)muse66589(MiAaPQ)EBC5427477(DE-B1597)521026(OCoLC)1022084628(DE-B1597)9780520970533(ScCtBLL)4e4b8828-c13c-4df9-9b65-696aab32d2c1(EXLCZ)99410000000483477220180201h20172017 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierForging the Ideal Educated GirlThe Production of Desirable Subjects in Muslim South Asia /Shenila Khoja-MooljiBerkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2018]©20181 online resource (1 online resource.)Islamic humanities ;10-520-29840-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Girls education as a unifying discourse -- Forging sharif subjects -- Desirable and failed citizen-subjects -- The empowered girl -- Akbari and Asghari reappear -- Tracing storylines."In Forging the Ideal Educated Girl, Shenila Khoja-Moolji traces the evolving politics of educational reform and development campaigns in colonial India and Pakistan. She challenges the prevailing common sense associated with calls for women's and girls' education by arguing that such advocacy is not simply about access to education but, more crucially, is concerned with molding girls into the kinds of subjects needed to advance societal projects such as nation building, modernization, and solidifying religious identity. Such concerns are often driven by material and cultural struggles for power. Thus, discourses around education for girls and women are sites for the construction not only of gender identity but also of class, religion, and the nation"--Provided by publisher.WomenSouth AsiaSocial conditionsMuslim womenSouth AsiaMuslim womenEducationSouth AsiaElectronic books. access to education.advocacy.class relations.colonial india.common sense.development campaigns.educated women.educational reform.evolving politics.gender issues.india.islam.nation state.nation.paid work.pakistan.patriarchal family.producing ideal muslim women.religion.sociology.specific relationships.WomenSocial conditions.Muslim womenMuslim womenEducation370.8422Khoja-Moolji Shenila1982-1022170MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910279735203321Forging the Ideal Educated Girl2427860UNINA